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The whole-armour of GodThe vvhole-armor of God
The whole-armour of God: or A Christians spiritual furniture, to keep him safe from all the assaults of Satan First preached, and now the second time published and enlarged for the good of all such as well use it:whereunto is also added a treatise of the sin against the Holy Ghost. By William Gouge B.D. and preacher of Gods Word in Black Fryers London. ...The vvhole-armor of God: or A Christians spiritual furniture, to keepe him safe from all the assaults of Satan First preached, and now the second time published and enlarged for the good of all such as well vse it:whereunto is also added a treatise of the sinne against the Holy Ghost. By VVilliam Gouge B.D. and preacher of Gods Word in Blacke Fryers London. ...
London: printed by John Beale, 1619London: printed by Iohn Beale, 1619
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
True Christian love also is a reflection of Gods love to man: till a man feel Gods love to warm his heart, and to set it on fire, he can love neither God nor man. He that loveth his brother aright, must love him in and for the Lord, and so must love God before: but it is not possible for any to love God, except he believe that God loveth him. Can a piece of iron give heat and burn, except it be first heated by the fire? But our hearts are naturally more destitute of love to God, then any iron of heat: they must therefore be set on fire by Gods love, and a sweet apprehension thereof, before they can love God:h We love God, because he loved us first: It isi Faith which worketh by love. Thus I might further show how all other sanctifying graces spring from Faith. But what followeth from thence? surely this, that if any sanctifying⟨p. 204⟩ and saving grace be needful, then is Faith especially, which is the Mother of all; without it, no grace at all, no life at all: for the just shall live by his Faith, 3(Hab. 2. 4.) From faith cometh the spiritual life of a Christian in this world. (Gal. 2. 20.) and eternal life in the world to come (Joh. 3. 16, &c.) Yea, no benefit from Christ without Faith: though Christn received the spirit without measure, ando it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell: yet to such as have no faith, he is asp a deep well, out of which no water of life can be had.